{"id":4481,"date":"2020-11-17T20:09:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2020-11-17T20:16:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T18:16:47","slug":"tips-for-novice-translators-working-directly-with-direct-clients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/tips-for-novice-translators-working-directly-with-direct-clients\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Novice Translators Working Directly with Direct-Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RELIABILITY<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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This is the key quality your clients want from you: deliver WHAT you promised, WHEN you promised it<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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    Always give yourself enough time to translate and thoroughly check your work. Do not agree to unrealistic deadlines.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Don\u2019t be afraid to ask for clarifications from the client \u2013 it can actually make you appear more professional.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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SERENITY<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Avoid the pitfalls that cause friction with clients so that you can focus on the quality of your translation work<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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    Clearly state the scope of work in your price quote.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Get approval of the price quote in writing.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Check regularly to see who has not paid you yet, and make sure your first reminder is very polite.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Don\u2019t work again for a client who gave you a hassle about paying.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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RESPONSIBILITY<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Take responsibility for your mistakes without arguing<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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    Once a price quote is given, never ask for more money because you miscalculated \u2013 just say: \u2018This time I miscalculated the cost in your favor. I am not changing my original quote, but I want you to know that for any future work my rate will be higher\u2019. Clients appreciate this.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    If you miss an agreed upon delivery date, offer a discount.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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ENHANCEMENT<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Good translators can get better with time and must see themselves as lifelong learners<\/b>.<\/p>\n

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    Start with content areas you are familiar with and are confident about.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Look for professional development courses \/ workshops in areas of content you can expand into (either because you are interested in them or because they are lucrative).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Learning to work with appropriate tools such as Translation Memory software.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Look for courses\/workshops on business development and self-marketing using digital and face-to-face tools.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Get to know other ITA members working in relevant fields and seek collaborations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Micaela Ziv         RELIABILITY This is the key quality your clients want from you: deliver WHAT you promised, WHEN you promised it. Always give yourself enough time to translate and thoroughly check your work. Do not agree to unrealistic deadlines. Don\u2019t be afraid to ask for clarifications from the client \u2013 […]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1092,"featured_media":4485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1092"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4481"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4484,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4481\/revisions\/4484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ita.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}